# Rans Airport (8KS4)

**Rans Airport** (FAA: 8KS4) is a small airport in Hays, Kansas, United States. It opened in Dec 1997. It has one runway, 1,200 ft (366 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ks4

## At a glance

- FAA: 8KS4
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hays, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Dec 1997
- Elevation: 2,100 ft / 640 m
- Coordinates: 38.9050, -99.3509
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 ft / 366 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35292280
- Weather station: KHYS
- Ident: 8KS4

## Timeline

- Dec 1997: Rans Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,200 ft / 366 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,200 ft / 366 m | =28,953 of 29,858 | =14,792 in North America | =13,251 in US |
| Elevation | 2,100 ft / 640 m | =8,419 of 43,403 | =3,876 in North America | =2,946 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [HYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khys.md) Hays Regional Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [0KS6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7511.md) Moore Homestead Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [73KS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/73ks.md) Philip Ranch Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [4KS9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ks9.md) Dinkel Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [5KS3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8479.md) Birddog Field · 22 mi / 35 km
- [K94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kk94.md) Rush County Airport · 25 mi / 40 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ks4/data